Emotional Recognition from Face, Voice, and Music in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type
Journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Year
2009
Abstract
Persons with dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) are impaired in recognizing emotions from face and voice. Yet clinical practitioners use these mediums to communicate with DAT patients. Music is also used in clinical practice, but little is known about emotional processing from music in DAT. This study aims to assess emotional recognition in mild DAT. Seven patients with DAT and 16 healthy elderly adults were given three tasks of emotional recognition for face, prosody, and music. DAT participants were only impaired in the emotional recognition from the face. These preliminary results suggest that dynamic auditory emotions are preserved in DAT.
Music and Health Institute Terms
Alzheimer's and Related Dementias; Elderly; Neurodegenerative Disorders
Indexed Terms
Elderly; Alzheimer Disease; Emotions; Face; Recognition, Psychology; Voice
Study Type
Case Study; Qualitative Methods
PubMed ID
19673804
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Drapeau, J., Gosselin, N., Gagnon, L., Peretz, I., & Lorrain, D. (2009). Emotional Recognition from Face, Voice, and Music in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 342-345. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/47